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EL SEGUNDO/LOS ANGELES: DIRECTV has extended its agreement with STAR for carriage of the Indian networks STAR India Plus, STAR One and STAR India News, and has added STAR India Gold to its lineup. The newest addition is a 24-hour Hindi movie network. The …

CANNES: A combined 200 hours of content from across Discovery’s portfolio of networks is to air on third-party European broadcasters through a range of deals secured by Discovery Communications.  In France, an output deal has been secured with TF1’s free …

CANNES: MGM Networks Latin America has inked a deal to air TV Azteca’s action series Drowning City (Drenaje Profundo), which is being represented worldwide by Comarex.   The MGM Channel is scheduled to premiere the show in prime time in Q1 2011 …

CANNES: MGM Worldwide Networks is launching MGM HD in Spain, to be broadcast in Castilian.  The SD version of MGM Channel has been airing in the country in the six years since it was launched. Distributed to platforms through a strategic alliance …

CANNES: A slew of series from the crime genre, along with high-quality romance titles, factual programming and kids’ fare, from ZDF Enterprises have found demand from the international market. KDD sold to Latin America, Canada, the U.S. and Portuguese-speaking countries through …

TOKYO/WASHINGTON, D.C.: The text for the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been made public, as some 40 countries across North America, Asia and Europe look to battle the global trade in pirated goods. The release of the proposals followed …

CANNES: Grandpa In My Pocket and dirtgirlworld have been picked up for broadcast on CBeebies global feeds through an agreement with DHX Media.  The first three seasons of Grandpa In My Pocket will air for the first time in Africa, …

SINGAPORE: A new output deal between CBS Studios International and SPE Networks – Asia brings Hawaii Five-0 and Blue Bloods, among others, to the region. The pact covers a range of drama series and reality shows for broadcast on AXN, AXN …

CANNES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) is launching Golf Channel in France with AB Group operating the 24-hour HD service. This is the first deal for the channel in Mainland Europe. In France, Golf Channel is available on Free, SFR, …

NEW YORK: U.S. cable network Syfy has ordered a third season of Warehouse 13, which recently wrapped its second season with an average of 3.4 million viewers. Returning in 2011, the show has been Syfy’s third most-watched series of 2010. …